Juniors

Welcome to the homepage for all things Youth Ultimate here in Atlanta! Please navigate around the site at your convenience but here’s the main sticking point: we offer league play to both middle and high school aged kids throughout the year and, if you’re unable to attend those leagues, we aim to provide resources to anyone trying to learn and grow the game of ultimate. Please scroll down and click the appropriate links for the proper information, all information and contacts should be current as of December 2016.

Juniors consists of Middle School (6th-8th grade) and High School (9th-12th grade).
If you cannot find some way to plug-in, contact the AFDC Juniors Coordinator, and we may be able to help you find some Ultimate in your area. Also please check in with the AFDC Juniors Facebook to look for up to date information.

The annual league is held from September to November and is open to high school aged youth, both boys and girls. Both new and experienced players are welcome. Expect to play two games per day. Players register as individuals & will be assigned to rotating teams.

In 2013, the AFDC league became a USA Ultimate-sanctioned league, the first in the Southeast. The league is still in operation and continues to promote youth ultimate at the HS level.

New player clinics or drills will often precede the regular round games.

We are very excited about the growth and enthusiasm we have seen at the middle school age level. The AFDC helps run an annual school based league that typically runs from September until the first weeks of November and culminates in a end-of-season tournament. This past season, 2016, was the 8th year of league operations. Players participate with their school teams. Don’t have a team at your school? Contact the league coordinator for help in establishing one.

We close the Fall season with the 12 Days Jr “hat” tournament, which models a longstanding AFDC tradition, the adults’ 12 Days tournament. We have a middle school division and a high school division. “Hat” means that players register and are assigned to teams for the day, AND players must wear hats (the goofier, the better) during play. The tournament participants also bring donations for Intown Collaborative Ministry’s food pantry.

In 2013, 95 players participated in a day of “mini” Ultimate. See the 2013 tournament wrapup here. 2015 had over 100 youth participants and we look forward to more in 2016!

High School Round Robins

Although the spring is the larger High School season, some schools practice, play games, and host round robin tournaments in the fall. Contact Lakeside HS or Galloway School for more information.

The Atlanta Flying Disc Club hosts a Spring League for Middle School players (grades 6-8). No experience is necessary.

This year the league will offer two divisions (Open, Women’s). The Open division will include boys/girls from grades 6-8. The Women’s division will include girls in grades 5-8.

Play will begin on February 12 and will continue on Sundays from 1-3pm until the beginning of April. Location is TBD but will be in the greater Old 4th Ward area. Registration will open in early January 2017 and will be made available on this webpage, through our Juniors email lists, and on the AFDC Juniors Facebook page. You will register as individuals and will be assigned to coach-led teams before the league begins.

YCC is an annual tournament hosted by USAU for the top youth teams in the country. The 2017 divisions will include U17 and U20 (Open, Womens, and Mixed). Atlanta has traditionally sent 3-4 teams to compete at these championships whose location varies year-by-year and we hope to continue to do so moving forward.

AFDC Juniors works with our YCC Coordinators to host tryouts and select members for the competing teams. Tryouts take place over a couple dates beginning late in the winter. Information about YCC tryouts will be made available on this webpage and on the AFDC Juniors Facebook page. Costs for this experience are typically higher than other leagues and events but scholarships are available through the AFDC Grants program.